For musicians, we play a lot. If it’s not a CCCC show, it’s the duo, or solo, or sessions or Chris gets stir crazy, packs up his gear and heads down to the Fox on a random Thursday to play with the house band. We’ve also played a variety of event types from conferences to music festivals to headliner to support to sidewalks to 10,000 seat arenas - and it’s all in a day’s work. With our experience, we’ve come to recognize the subtle clues of greatness in an event. And we saw them this past weekend in the small personal touches that made the homegrown Larlee Creek Hullaballoo Music Festival outshine the biggest most lavish international shows we’ve done.
Located near Perth-Andover on Baird’s campground, this nearly 90% NB Programmed event had style, class, organization and heart. For us, it started with the detailed advance info – every question answered. Then on site we were ushered to a spectacular green room with everything including beverages, fruit, veggies, a full turkey supper ( and a veggie lasagna for me!), embroidered towels with our names on them, bug spray ( just in case), nap chairs … and the list goes on. We were housed in a private on-site cabin that was perfect in its coziness. The music/performance grounds were safe and secure with professional stage and lights (including backline), fans could sit/lay/lounge in front of the stage or hang out in the beer garden, there was also a merchandise tent where the artists hung out, a food tent and so much more. And when it came to bands, some of our favorite artists were on the bill. Always love Lisa MacDougall, was introduced to a great new artist Ashleigh Bernard, Jens Jeppesen cut through a blazing set, the Hupman Brothers (who are new to me) rocked a fantastic blues-rock set, then three of my fave bands sizzled in the late night hours– Andrew Hunter, Ross Neilsen and Matt Anderson. (Oh yeah, CCCC played in the midst of all that too!)
The Larlee Creek Hullaballoo was a magical combination of the right people with the right resources (and sponsors) and the right music. For those that were there, they will have the memories of the most spontaneous (and wowing) jams I’ve seen in a long time (double, double-neck fever with Chris Colepaugh and Matt Anderson, Chris Colepaugh playing drums to Freebird, four part harmony on the Colepaugh/Hunter/Hupman/ Jeppesen /Anderson/Neilsen jam(s), Ross Neilsen conducting the band from standing atop the kik drum ) … and so much more.
And for those that missed it … well, what can I say other than …
You don’t want to miss HULLABALLOO TWO!
Lynn Daigle
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- Lynn Daigle
- Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada
- Lynn Daigle earned her Bachelor of Commerce at Mount Allison University majoring in Computer Information Systems with a minor in Physics. After graduation Lynn worked as the Assistant Coordinator at the 1997 East Coast Music Awards in Moncton, New Brunswick. When her contract with the ECMA’s ended, she started working/joined with the artist “Chris Colepaugh” as both a performer and administrator. From 2005 to 2007 Lynn worked with Music/Musique NB Inc as the Event/Conference Coordinator. In the fall of 2007, she left MNB and a two term with the ECMA Board of Directors to work as the (NB) ECMA Conference Coordinator. Presently, Lynn Daigle has her own business “Malkin Music” which does Cyber PR for artists such as Joel Plaskett, Gordie Sampson, Damhnait Doyle, Shaye, and Mary Jane Lamond as well as Artist Management/Label for emerging artists in Atlantic Canada and is a co-founder of Sunburst Studios. She was nominated for ECMA “Manager of the Year” & “Independent Company of the Year” (2006-2008) and won the 2007 YWCA Award for Women of Distinction in Arts. Currently, Lynn is on the Board of Directors for CIRPA and the NBSI Advisory Council.
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